Monoptilon bellidiforme is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae known by the common names daisy desertstar and small desert star. It is native to the desert southwest of the United States, where it grows in typical desert habitat such as sandy flats and washes. It is similar to the other Monoptilon, M. bellioides, but it is usually smaller. Its stem is just a few centimeters long, sometimes small enough so that the inflorescence sits at ground level. The leaves are no more than a centimeter long. The flower head has many ray florets which are usually white, sometimes purple-tinged. They are 5 to 7 millimeters long. The fruit is an achene about half a centimeter long including the pappus, which is an elongated bristle surrounded by fused scales.
monoptilon, bellidiforme, species, flowering, plant, family, asteraceae, known, common, names, daisy, desertstar, small, desert, star, native, desert, southwest, united, states, where, grows, typical, desert, habitat, such, sandy, flats, washes, similar, other. Monoptilon bellidiforme is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae known by the common names daisy desertstar and small desert star It is native to the desert southwest of the United States where it grows in typical desert habitat such as sandy flats and washes It is similar to the other Monoptilon M bellioides but it is usually smaller Its stem is just a few centimeters long sometimes small enough so that the inflorescence sits at ground level The leaves are no more than a centimeter long The flower head has many ray florets which are usually white sometimes purple tinged They are 5 to 7 millimeters long The fruit is an achene about half a centimeter long including the pappus which is an elongated bristle surrounded by fused scales Monoptilon bellidiforme Scientific classification Kingdom Plantae Clade Tracheophytes Clade Angiosperms Clade Eudicots Clade Asterids Order Asterales Family Asteraceae Genus Monoptilon Species M bellidiforme Binomial name Monoptilon bellidiformeTorr amp A Gray ex A GrayExternal links editCalflora Database Monoptilon bellidiforme Small desert star Jepson eFlora TJM2 treatment of Monoptilon bellidiforme USDA Plants Profile for Monoptilon bellidiforme small desert star Flora of North America UC CalPhotos gallery of Monoptilon bellidiforme nbsp Media related to Monoptilon bellidiforme at Wikimedia Commons nbsp This Astereae article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Monoptilon bellidiforme amp oldid 1094750023, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
